A little known fact is that the cone is allowed a ten minute break every few hours.

And so to editting the new book. It'll be out in April, called The Cost. There was a plan. Sit in the sun, take in the rays, work thorugh the Word doc. The reality - the word doc is gubbed and it's peeing down.

Edits on the new book, The Cost (out April 2025), have now left the house. WhooHoo. Severn House Francesca Riccardi

Newsletter time and I'll be telling you how I came up with the settings for my Spanish books and sharing another brilliant interview, this time with crime author, Heather Critchlow. Plus a short story of mine named WIYGI. Sign up here to get a copy. ttp://eepurl.com/h0LCOj

Had to share.

From a Scottish childhood I give you the ultimate in fast food - the piece and sugar.

I'm working on next month's newsletter, here's a link to this months with an exclusive short story from me, an interview with Heather Critchlow and a wee trip to Spain. mailchi.mp/977d7cfaae34/g…

Great interview with a hell of a writer.

And for the next hour we are in a …

Lesley is secretly Spiderwoman.

"Powerful stuff" - Craig Russell "Tremendous" - SG MacLean "An absolute triumph" - James Oswald "Held me to the last tantalising page" - David Gilman The first 3 books in the Jonas Flynt series in #paperback #ebooks #audiobooks #hardback. Canelo W. F. Howes Ltd Bell Lomax Moreton

What’s all the fuss about queuing for Oasis Took me thirty seconds on Lidl.com to get six for three quid.

Join me, new Jack Reacher Books author Andrew Child and Gordon J Brown (aka Morgan Cry) #MoMoreGames to discuss good old fashioned flat out thriller writing at Bloody Scotland: Fresh From The Fight! 8.30pm on Saturday 14th September at The Golden Lion. I promise it’ll be a fight for the ages!!

And I’m the ref.

Seconds out.

Cracking list - good luck all.

Bidding closes tomorrow!

Facebook threw this at me this morning - who are these youngsters? Michael Malone (The J is silent) Douglas Skelton Shari Low Books Craig Robertson

In the never ending global quest for live music takes us to Sunny Govan and to see (among others) Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5

Just saw Horse McDonald at the Govan/Partick bridge opening. Bloody brilliant.